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Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide Capsule(s), Therapeutic, per mCi

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS A9517

Iodine I-131 sodium iodide capsule(s), therapeutic, per mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide Capsule(s), Therapeutic, per mCi cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$36.31 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$54.95 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $36 to $389Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $35 to $100
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $98professional $36

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$741.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$741.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Nebraska than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 48th of 51

$36.31

NE $60.26MN $35.48

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.